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Originally developed for internal use, Microsoft Test was a test script automation tool that allowed test scripts written in a form of BASIC to easily drive the Windows API. The Microsoft Test line was eventually sold to Rational in 1996.
MS Test could be found with a street price of 275USD. A beta version of Microsoft Test 1.0 can be downloaded from the Internet Archive. Later versions are also available fromWinWorldPC.
Taken from: Byte Magazine - Volume 17, Number 5 (May 1992)
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